The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-05-21
A Colossal InsaItution.


Very few of the many people who
everywhere see and read the advertise,
ments of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, Pleasant Purgative Pellets
and Favorite Prescription, know that
the Doctor, whose name is so used as
the trade mark and guarantee of eff.
cheney, is at the head of one of the
most reliable and carefully systema,
tized medical institutions 10 the world.
1t is located in the City of Buffalo,
where, in separate, though adjoining
buildings of giant proportions, in,
valids are received and cared for, and
bis far-famed medicines manufactured
and packed for shipment,
The establishment is known to the
whole civilized world as the Worlds
Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute; and some little idea
of the magnitude Of it's operations may
be gathered from the significant fact
that contracts with Eight Thousand
newspapers supply the public with ad,
veFtisements of its universally ad.
mitted excellence as a health resort,
and also of the time-attested virtues
of its cnratives. Two hundred and
fifty operatives daily lend their ut
most to the good work, and under a
system of perfect discipline which
makes a visit TO the Hotel and Dis
pensary a matter of pleasure and as.
tOnisbment.
The Hotel structure is the first one
inspected by the visitor and presents
a picture and fnlflIment of solid com
fort and luxury which almost epgen.
deTs a distate for robust health and a
desire to convalesce in the midst OF
such luxurious surroundings, for all
time to come. SplendidIy decorated
and elegantly furnished Reception and
Reading.rooms and ParloFs, together
with handsome offices and wide halls,
grace the ground floor, which is sur.
mounted by an array of superbly
equipped sleeping apartments. Turk
ish Baths, ladies' parlors, and all the
numberless features that go together
to create a yeritabIe Palace of Health
and Comfort. Eighteen prominent
physicians and surgeons are in per
manent attendance.
By the time that the visitor reaches
the open passageway which connects
the Hotel and Surgical Institute with
the Worlds Disponsary building, be
will have become inured to the eie
gancies of the establishment and be in
condition to express no surprise at
anything he may see. He, however,
will certainly see and hear enough to
astonish any one unacquainted with
the minuti@ of this noble institution.
On the fifth floor we find the i'm
mense Laboratory, peopled with care
ful chemists and an army of assistants
actively engaged in the preparation
Of the "Golden Medical Discovery"
"Fayorite Prescription" and other
world-famed preparations, which are
transmitted by . perfect system Of
tubing to the bottliRg and packing
department in the great basement Of
the structure, Leaving the Laboratory,
you see everywhere the matchless
swiftness and dexterlty Of skilled labor,
and listen to the song Of ponderous
steam.pounders, grinders, cTushers and
mixers. Fourteen large printing
presses, and innumerable folding, past
ing and trimming machines, that yield
ready obedience to the fingers OF
scores Of young ladies, who conduct
this industry as means of comfort
able livelihood, assured them on o
basis Of short hours and good pay, are
also marked features Of the establish
ment.
The career Of DR.. Pierce shows Just
how rapidly and surely a man can
mount the rocky steep Of success when
the dual forces Of perseverance, and
skin are always at bis command.
This grand Institution as il stands
to-day, an honor to the science Of medi-
cine and surgery and . blessing to suf.
iering humanity, is one that every
citizen Of the States has . perfect and
legitimate right to feel pride and
interest il. II is great enterprise and
is skillfully performing a great agork,
and we honor ourselves in recommend
ing It's many excellencies to public at
tention and inspection.